Benson Episode Rating Graph

Sep 1979 - Apr 1986

6.8

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

Best Episodes of Benson

No Sad Songs
S2 Ep15
8.8
6th Mar 1981
Benson's mother comes to visit and everyone makes her feel welcome. Tender moments stir in this episode between Benson and his mother. Unfortunately Benson's mom passes away which leaves Benson very upset. The only thing that gives comfort to Benson was the faith his mother had in Jesus and when he asks the Lord to give him a sign, the taxicab driver recites the same words his mother taught him for so long. ""You've got to have faith""
In High Places
S2 Ep8
8.5
9th Jan 1981
The pilot of the Governor's charter plane becomes ill and there is no co-pilot, so Benson tries to fly the plane himself.
Benson in Love
S1 Ep4
8.2
4th Oct 1979
Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.
Change (Pilot)
S1 Ep1
8.2
13th Sep 1979
In the pilot of this spinoff series of Soap, Benson, the Butler of Jessica Tate helps out her cousin Gene Gatling, who is the Governor of the state. Benson's first escapade lands him into finding a way for a huge company to build their new bridge without killing beavers. His success in this idea seems to land him a ""trial offer"" for this new job.
Conflict of Interest
S1 Ep5
8.2
18th Oct 1979
The Governor is faced with a family problem. Should he go see his daughter in her school play as he promised, or should he accept a very important political invitation that is scheduled for the same night? The Governor decides he has to attend the political meeting and Benson has to stand in.
One Strike, You're Out
S1 Ep13
8.2
27th Dec 1979
The domestic workers demand more money and Benson grants their requests to give them a raise. The blue-collar people go on strike after Governor Gatling refuses their plea. At the same time, very important people come to dinner and Benson has to do all the duties. He does all he can do, and with his smarts he turns it into a disaster so that they can get a taste of what it's like not to have them.
Clayton, Go Home
S2 Ep16
8.1
13th Mar 1981
After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.
Kraus Affair
S1 Ep17
8.1
31st Jan 1980
Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.
Chain of Command
S1 Ep15
8.1
10th Jan 1980
The Governor gets sick and has to stay in bed. Ed, his younger replacement takes advantage of the position and responsibilities of Governor too far. Ed tries to become the permanent replacement for the Governor. Benson catches this and tries to stop it.
The Layoff
S1 Ep6
8.1
25th Oct 1979
Benson is forced to lay off some staff members when the Governor makes a campaign to cut ""unecessary"" spending. Katie resents Benson when he has to fire the sweet woman who lightens up everyone's day.
The President's Double
S1 Ep3
8.1
27th Sep 1979
Governor Gatling goes with African president Ukassi to a dinner. The African president becomes a victim of an assasination attempt and while his wounds get worse, Benson plays the part of the African president. The problem is that the assasins want that president dead and they have their desires on killing him not knowing that it's Benson.
Easy Kid Stuff
S2 Ep17
8.0
20th Mar 1981
After a boy breaks his arm by falling out of a tree, Benson has different feelings about becoming the boy's surrogate father.
Checkmate
S1 Ep18
8.0
7th Feb 1980
An 11 year old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. While the boy is homesick and wanting to be out of the public's eye, he sees Katie who hides him in her room. All hell breaks loose when the Soviets can't find him and accuses the US staff of kidnapping him. The Soviets then threaten war if the boy is not returned.
Jessica
S1 Ep8
8.0
8th Nov 1979
Jessica Tate visits and she gets involved in a scandal. She falls in love with the French Baron who is visiting and all of a sudden he dies. It's now up to Benson and Jessica to try to fool a crowd of media that he is still alive and departing the Hotel he's staying at without them knowing and connecting Jessica with the death.
Ghost Story
S1 Ep11
8.0
6th Dec 1979
Very mysterious things happen in the Governor's mansion. Kraus panicks and says that the house is haunted. They have a seance and find out that the ghost was a goveror who was murdered a long time ago. The reason he is haunting the mansion is because the man who murdered that Governor was going to be honored by Gov. Gatling with a memorial street named after him.
Benson's Appointment
S3 Ep1
7.9
6th Nov 1981
The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
Just Friends
S1 Ep14
7.8
3rd Jan 1980
Governor Gatling is trying to get Howard Walker, the entrepreneur to settle his new factory in his constituency. Benson on his own tries not to let this go through because him and Howard's wife had a love affair years ago.
Bugging the Governor
S1 Ep16
7.8
24th Jan 1980
Somebody bugged the mansion and Benson tries to find out who by trapping them inside. It turned out that Taylor's lover, who was inside the mansion before, dispensed all equipment in the building.
Trust Me
S1 Ep2
7.8
20th Sep 1979
Katie attends a controversial rock concert, even though her father forbid her to go and had Benson watch her. Now the question is, who will get home in time? The Governor or Katie? Benson, afraid Katie will not come home in time applies for another job in the meantime.
Rivals
S2 Ep14
7.8
27th Feb 1981
Kraus' childhood enemy comes from Germany to visit her.
The Endicott Dynasty
S5 Ep20
7.7
2nd Mar 1984
Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.
Teacher's Pest
S4 Ep6
7.7
19th Nov 1982
Benson must pass an economics test to keep her job, but when she finds out that Benson is going to be her teacher, she thinks that it's hopeless.
Fool's Gold
S2 Ep3
7.7
14th Nov 1980
After a press conference, Benson notices a strange difference in one side of the fire place. He tries to twist it so it is similar with the other side. When he twists the knob a secret map comes out which gives the staff gold fever. They go to the shed in back and frantically look for the gold.
Taylor's Bid
S1 Ep12
7.7
13th Dec 1979
Taylor quits being the advisor to Governor Gatling and decides to run for a public office. The Governor starts to need Taylor back when he can't manage his own political responsibilities.
Fireside Chat
S2 Ep12
7.6
13th Feb 1981
The Governor is scheduled to be on television, but a lover's quarrel between Marcy and Dan, (the producer of the Governor's telecast) end up bleeding to his telecast, ruining it as one can say. Benson himself has to get into this.
Snowbound
S1 Ep7
7.6
1st Nov 1979
Governor Gatling wants the staff to join him on his little vacation to a snow cottage. Benson agrees when he learns that Kraus will not attend. Later Kraus changes her mind and Benson has to live with it. He has to live with it harder when the staff gets snowed in.
The Army Wants You
S1 Ep23
7.5
1st May 1980
Benson, a war veteran suspicious when he is told to report for an ""evaluation."" It seems that on their record, Benson Dubois died in the Korean war, so treating Benson like some kind of a spy or something, the Fed's watch and follow his every move. Even the staff is trying to link spydom with his work habits.
Beauty and the Beef
S5 Ep18
7.5
3rd Feb 1984
When Benson judges a beauty pageant, Clayton and Governor Gatling try to sway the vote in their direction.
Homework
S2 Ep18
7.5
3rd Apr 1981
Katie tries to ""paint a picture"" of everyone in her household through an essay.
War Stories
S1 Ep10
7.5
29th Nov 1979
Benson's old army buddy Eddie visits and him and Marcy hit it off after Benson introduces him to single Marcy. The problem is that Eddie is a married man and Benson didn't know that.
Old School Ties
S2 Ep9
7.4
16th Jan 1981
Libby, The Governor's sister thinks that Katie should be sent to a boarding school and the Governor sends her to one. The staff is crushed with the Governor taking his sister's advice.
Big Buddy
S2 Ep11
7.4
6th Feb 1981
The press secretary hatches a new scheme and it involves Benson in a ""Big Buddy"" program.
First Lady
S2 Ep5
7.4
28th Nov 1980
Katie is jealous when her father gives special treatment to a very important hostess which he calls Pretty Lilly. Katie fears that she may be losing him to her.
We Deliver
S5 Ep19
7.3
24th Feb 1984
While Denise is about to give birth, Denise, Benson, and the Governor get stuck in an elevator.
Handwriting on the Wall
S2 Ep19
7.3
10th Apr 1981
Katie is suppose to write a school paper on her family, so she writes about certain situations that Benson, The Governor, Marcy, Pete, and Gretchen Kraus have all been in.
Marcy's Wedding
S2 Ep13
7.3
20th Feb 1981
Marcy is marrying Dan, a producer and Benson is responsible for the wedding plans. That is until Marcy's mother disrupts Benson's plans by butting in.
Citizen Kraus
S2 Ep6
7.3
12th Dec 1980
Gretchen attends night classes in order to win her American citizenship. With a lot of hard work and achievement she fails the test. It seems that she remembers more when she's angry, so Benson and Marcy come with her. Benson then uses the anger strategy when she is failing. She gets angry and spews out answers that eventually win her her citizenship.
Cold Storage
S1 Ep19
7.3
28th Feb 1980
Just before a very important banquet with guests, Benson and Kraus go in the old storage room to look for something and the door shuts on them. With minimal healthy air and a freezing temperature Benson and Kraus have to find themselves a way out. Benson risks it all when he starts a fire near an old heat duct and the mansion fills with smoke. That is the way the firemen tracked them.
Boy's Night Out
S4 Ep16
7.3
4th Feb 1983
The men come to Benson's house to swap stories, play cards, and watch tv. Also, the Governor is a little disappointed at Benson for vetoing a legislative bill he was for.
Takin' It to the Streets
S1 Ep22
7.3
27th Mar 1980
Wanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar to talk to the constituents but land in trouble when a man picks a fight with Gatling at the bar, not knowing who he is.
Old Man Gatlin'
S1 Ep20
7.3
6th Mar 1980
The Governor's loudmouth father comes to visit and wreaks havoc among the staff. Benson then gets so fed up with the arrogance and the idea of the father breathing down his son's back that he traps him in the kitchen. Benson supervises him until the Governor's speech is over.
Black Tuesday
S3 Ep22
7.3
14th May 1982
The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.
Don't Quote Me
S1 Ep9
7.2
22nd Nov 1979
A bad remark about a senator gets aired out and the staff is in trouble. They have to find who blabbed before more damaging information gets out.
Marcy's Vacation
S1 Ep24
7.2
8th May 1980
Marcy is going on vacation and she gets worried that Lorraine, her replacement may do a better job than she does and get dismissed for good.
Thick as Thieves
S2 Ep1
7.1
31st Oct 1980
Benson and Kraus are held hostage during a market robbery.
Double Date
S6 Ep9
7.0
23rd Nov 1984
Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".
In All the Wrong Places
S5 Ep15
7.0
13th Jan 1984
Benson and Governor Gatling are surprised at Pete, who reverted back to his youth.

Worst Episodes of Benson

Hi, Society
S7 Ep19
1.0
22nd Mar 1986
A conservation expert may help Benson and the Governor pass an inportant bill, but when Kraus hears of the strategy, she leaks it out to a friend who turs out to be a columnist and a major gossip to people who can owe her a favor for information.
The Hat and the Ring
S7 Ep16
2.0
22nd Feb 1986
Benson, convinced that the question Senator Hartford has for him is ""the"" question, runs quickly to initiate a proposal.
$1,000,000 an Hour
S7 Ep6
3.5
15th Nov 1985
Synopsis currently unknown
Flight of the Dodo (2)
S7 Ep8
3.5
6th Dec 1985
After crash landing the helicopter in the desert, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton all struggle to survive on account of them being stranded.
Last Man on Earth
S7 Ep10
3.5
3rd Jan 1986
After talk about Halley's comet, Karus dreams that she and Benson are the only ones left on earth.
Secret Love
S7 Ep11
3.5
18th Jan 1986
Clayton's nomination of the Governor's budget director has a problem after it is found out that Clayton lives with a Soviet defector.
Summer of Discontent
S7 Ep12
3.5
25th Jan 1986
Benson and the Governor seek advice from a conservationist in helping them pass some environmental legislation.
Reel Murder (1)
S7 Ep14
3.5
8th Feb 1986
Actor George Kennedy's plan to film a movie in the Goveror's mansion runs into deadly problems, and turns into a lethal murder mystery.
Three on a Mismatch
S7 Ep20
3.5
29th Mar 1986
The Governor answers an ad from a personal's column from a magazine.
Down the Drain
S5 Ep6
4.0
28th Oct 1983
Plumbing problems at Benson's flat causes him to calling a crotchety old workman to fix his sink, but something unexpected happens to the plumber.
The Oval Office
S6 Ep18
4.0
8th Feb 1985
While being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.
Benson the Hero
S7 Ep1
4.0
4th Oct 1985
While Governor Gatling is away, Benson and Clayton are depended upon to spend an 8 million dollar budget surplus before the next fiscal year, which is only a matter of several hours away. When the surplus was found out by someone, The Governor and Clayton go through political embarassment.
Love and Politics
S7 Ep2
4.0
11th Oct 1985
When Benson revisits a relationship with Senator Hartford, the Senator changes her position on Clayton's commercial-development-of-state-parks bill. When Benson calls her on it, she flip-flops again and ultimately abstains.
Uncle Jack
S7 Ep3
4.0
18th Oct 1985
Benson tries to bring the Governor and his brother Jack together after 25 years of not seeing each other.
Pardon Me
S7 Ep18
4.0
15th Mar 1986
Benson persuades to pardon a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years.
The Stranger
S7 Ep4
4.3
25th Oct 1985
A mysterious stranger lurks around the Governor's mansion on Haloween night.
We Spy
S7 Ep5
4.3
8th Nov 1985
While Benson and Kraus go to East Germany on official business, the two are accused of being spies and get arrested.
Flight of the Dodo (1)
S7 Ep7
4.3
29th Nov 1985
Despite warnings, on their way to fly a helicopter to play golf, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton run into disasterous problems with Clayton as their pilot.
Two Boys and Their Dog
S7 Ep9
4.3
13th Dec 1985
Benson becomes involved in one of Clayton's wacky investment schemes. This one is investing in a weiner-dog to breed for puppies, but Benson grows too attached to the dog, as does also Clayton.
Reel Murder (2)
S7 Ep15
4.3
15th Feb 1986
With everyone's lives in danger and not much time left, they try to crack the case and survive.
Family Tree
S4 Ep17
4.5
18th Feb 1983
When an aunt dies, Benson and Clayton, learn that they might be related to each other.
The Inheritance
S6 Ep2
4.5
28th Sep 1984
Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.
Let's Get Physical
S6 Ep3
4.5
12th Oct 1984
Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.
Make War, Not Love
S6 Ep12
4.5
14th Dec 1984
A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.
On the Road
S6 Ep14
4.5
11th Jan 1985
Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.
The Bucks Stop Here
S7 Ep17
4.5
1st Mar 1986
Clayton has his sights on running the family fortune, until he meets his father's new, young, and pretty fiancee. Then he realizes that inheriting the fortune will be pretty challenging.
A Real Gone Daddy
S5 Ep13
4.7
23rd Dec 1983
Winston, one of Katie's classmates tries to set Benson up with his widowed mother.
Katie's Cousin
S6 Ep22
4.7
22nd Mar 1985
Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.
Band of Gold
S5 Ep1
5.0
16th Sep 1983
In the 5th season opener, Denise and Pete are about to get married in the woods, but trouble arises when Pete forgets to put gasin the car and him, Benson, Denise and Kraus are are stranded. They then have to find a way to cicilization so they steal the minister's gasoline can and take off.
Labor Pains
S5 Ep10
5.0
25th Nov 1983
While Benson's neigbor is trapped in a snowstorm, Benson must take care of his baby for longer than he expected to.
Hello, We Must Be Going
S6 Ep8
5.0
16th Nov 1984
Benson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.
Taking it to the Max
S6 Ep10
5.0
30th Nov 1984
Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.
The Reunion
S6 Ep11
5.0
7th Dec 1984
Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.
Take This Job and Love It
S6 Ep15
5.0
18th Jan 1985
Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.
Solid Gold
S6 Ep17
5.0
1st Feb 1985
On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.
Dubois: Portrait of a Politician
S6 Ep21
5.0
15th Mar 1985
While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.
Jung at Heart
S6 Ep24
5.0
5th Apr 1985
When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.
Lifesaver
S2 Ep22
5.3
22nd May 1981
Benson saves Kraus' life but wonders if he did the right thing when Kraus' appreciation goes way too far.
Katie's Cookies
S5 Ep9
5.3
18th Nov 1983
Benson helps Katie win a cookie contest while he's suppose to testify against the mob.
The Campaign
S6 Ep4
5.3
19th Oct 1984
After Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""
Making Change
S6 Ep16
5.3
25th Jan 1985
Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.
The Bookburner
S6 Ep23
5.3
29th Mar 1985
Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.
Full Court Press
S5 Ep5
5.5
21st Oct 1983
Katie is assigned to write a report about what goes on in the mansion and she starts to wrie about Benson and Clayton exchanging insults. Anyway Clayton feels that Benson has insulted him one last time and the case goes to court.
You Can't Give It Away
S5 Ep8
5.5
11th Nov 1983
Benson wins the state lottery but loses it all because he accidentally said that he would donate it to charity on a television program.
The Scandal
S6 Ep1
5.5
21st Sep 1984
While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.
The Election
S6 Ep5
5.5
26th Oct 1984
When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.
Made in Hong Kong (1)
S6 Ep6
5.5
2nd Nov 1984
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.

Benson Episode Guide

Change (Pilot)
S1 Ep1
8.2
13th Sep 1979
In the pilot of this spinoff series of Soap, Benson, the Butler of Jessica Tate helps out her cousin Gene Gatling, who is the Governor of the state. Benson's first escapade lands him into finding a way for a huge company to build their new bridge without killing beavers. His success in this idea seems to land him a ""trial offer"" for this new job.
Trust Me
S1 Ep2
7.8
20th Sep 1979
Katie attends a controversial rock concert, even though her father forbid her to go and had Benson watch her. Now the question is, who will get home in time? The Governor or Katie? Benson, afraid Katie will not come home in time applies for another job in the meantime.
The President's Double
S1 Ep3
8.1
27th Sep 1979
Governor Gatling goes with African president Ukassi to a dinner. The African president becomes a victim of an assasination attempt and while his wounds get worse, Benson plays the part of the African president. The problem is that the assasins want that president dead and they have their desires on killing him not knowing that it's Benson.
Benson in Love
S1 Ep4
8.2
4th Oct 1979
Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.
Conflict of Interest
S1 Ep5
8.2
18th Oct 1979
The Governor is faced with a family problem. Should he go see his daughter in her school play as he promised, or should he accept a very important political invitation that is scheduled for the same night? The Governor decides he has to attend the political meeting and Benson has to stand in.
The Layoff
S1 Ep6
8.1
25th Oct 1979
Benson is forced to lay off some staff members when the Governor makes a campaign to cut ""unecessary"" spending. Katie resents Benson when he has to fire the sweet woman who lightens up everyone's day.
Snowbound
S1 Ep7
7.6
1st Nov 1979
Governor Gatling wants the staff to join him on his little vacation to a snow cottage. Benson agrees when he learns that Kraus will not attend. Later Kraus changes her mind and Benson has to live with it. He has to live with it harder when the staff gets snowed in.
Jessica
S1 Ep8
8.0
8th Nov 1979
Jessica Tate visits and she gets involved in a scandal. She falls in love with the French Baron who is visiting and all of a sudden he dies. It's now up to Benson and Jessica to try to fool a crowd of media that he is still alive and departing the Hotel he's staying at without them knowing and connecting Jessica with the death.
Don't Quote Me
S1 Ep9
7.2
22nd Nov 1979
A bad remark about a senator gets aired out and the staff is in trouble. They have to find who blabbed before more damaging information gets out.
War Stories
S1 Ep10
7.5
29th Nov 1979
Benson's old army buddy Eddie visits and him and Marcy hit it off after Benson introduces him to single Marcy. The problem is that Eddie is a married man and Benson didn't know that.
Ghost Story
S1 Ep11
8.0
6th Dec 1979
Very mysterious things happen in the Governor's mansion. Kraus panicks and says that the house is haunted. They have a seance and find out that the ghost was a goveror who was murdered a long time ago. The reason he is haunting the mansion is because the man who murdered that Governor was going to be honored by Gov. Gatling with a memorial street named after him.
Taylor's Bid
S1 Ep12
7.7
13th Dec 1979
Taylor quits being the advisor to Governor Gatling and decides to run for a public office. The Governor starts to need Taylor back when he can't manage his own political responsibilities.
One Strike, You're Out
S1 Ep13
8.2
27th Dec 1979
The domestic workers demand more money and Benson grants their requests to give them a raise. The blue-collar people go on strike after Governor Gatling refuses their plea. At the same time, very important people come to dinner and Benson has to do all the duties. He does all he can do, and with his smarts he turns it into a disaster so that they can get a taste of what it's like not to have them.
Just Friends
S1 Ep14
7.8
3rd Jan 1980
Governor Gatling is trying to get Howard Walker, the entrepreneur to settle his new factory in his constituency. Benson on his own tries not to let this go through because him and Howard's wife had a love affair years ago.
Chain of Command
S1 Ep15
8.1
10th Jan 1980
The Governor gets sick and has to stay in bed. Ed, his younger replacement takes advantage of the position and responsibilities of Governor too far. Ed tries to become the permanent replacement for the Governor. Benson catches this and tries to stop it.
Bugging the Governor
S1 Ep16
7.8
24th Jan 1980
Somebody bugged the mansion and Benson tries to find out who by trapping them inside. It turned out that Taylor's lover, who was inside the mansion before, dispensed all equipment in the building.
Kraus Affair
S1 Ep17
8.1
31st Jan 1980
Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.
Checkmate
S1 Ep18
8.0
7th Feb 1980
An 11 year old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. While the boy is homesick and wanting to be out of the public's eye, he sees Katie who hides him in her room. All hell breaks loose when the Soviets can't find him and accuses the US staff of kidnapping him. The Soviets then threaten war if the boy is not returned.
Cold Storage
S1 Ep19
7.3
28th Feb 1980
Just before a very important banquet with guests, Benson and Kraus go in the old storage room to look for something and the door shuts on them. With minimal healthy air and a freezing temperature Benson and Kraus have to find themselves a way out. Benson risks it all when he starts a fire near an old heat duct and the mansion fills with smoke. That is the way the firemen tracked them.
Old Man Gatlin'
S1 Ep20
7.3
6th Mar 1980
The Governor's loudmouth father comes to visit and wreaks havoc among the staff. Benson then gets so fed up with the arrogance and the idea of the father breathing down his son's back that he traps him in the kitchen. Benson supervises him until the Governor's speech is over.
Power Play
S1 Ep21
7.0
20th Mar 1980
A load of dead fish and sludge is delivered to the Mansion by a conservationist.
Takin' It to the Streets
S1 Ep22
7.3
27th Mar 1980
Wanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar to talk to the constituents but land in trouble when a man picks a fight with Gatling at the bar, not knowing who he is.
The Army Wants You
S1 Ep23
7.5
1st May 1980
Benson, a war veteran suspicious when he is told to report for an ""evaluation."" It seems that on their record, Benson Dubois died in the Korean war, so treating Benson like some kind of a spy or something, the Fed's watch and follow his every move. Even the staff is trying to link spydom with his work habits.
Marcy's Vacation
S1 Ep24
7.2
8th May 1980
Marcy is going on vacation and she gets worried that Lorraine, her replacement may do a better job than she does and get dismissed for good.